chufa

noun

1. European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers

   noun.plant

   Synonyms cyperus esculentus earth almond ground almond rush nut yellow nutgrass

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. A sedgelike plant (<i>Cyperus esculentus</i>) producing edible tubers, native about the Mediterranean, now cultivated in many regions; the earth almond.

   noun

   Source: webster1913